Hey, what would your reaction be if your dog or cat suddenly started talking to you?
- Sandra: What’s up, Woo? Did you miss me while I was in school?
- Woo: Sure! Who wouldn’t prefer the company of a charming lady to bitter loneliness?
- Sandra: AAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!
- Woo: Well, apparently the girl is…
impressed by my cute pick-up line…… Check!
literally at my feet…… Check!
conscious…… D’oh!
a member of my own species…… D’oh!
Woo, old boy, you really gotta work on the basics till mating season.
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I ask myself “have anybody mixed drugs in my food?”
(not the drugs, but talking to my cat 
but it would be awesome
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My reaction would probably be along the lines of, “since when could you talk?” Followed by a long, and hopefully interesting conversation. I guess it would depend on which cat.
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I reckon it would be along the lines of riiiiight so you can talk then. . you’ve been making fun of me fussing over you for years haven’t you???
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You mean your pets *don’t* talk to you? (I will admit mine don’t say anything complex, nor do they usually say it in grammatically correct English, but any cat can clearly communicate the essentials: “this is mine”, “where’s dinner”, “good spot”, “no!” and “don’t play with that, play with cat!” )
But, yeah, I think all the above comments are right on.
“nor do they usually say it in grammatically correct English”
That’s, of course, the point of my post.
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this particular strip is ok, I like the fact that he’s talking to her. that’s a plus. However, I don’t like the idea of him plotting future leg humping…it takes the charm away from the comic, from the story, and i feel the joke falls kinda flat.
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I would have to lock him up for the rest of his life, unless he talks in lolcat… too many embarrassing secrets (lolcat speech is ok since no one really understands it completely)
“However, I don’t like the idea of him plotting future leg humping…it takes the charm away from the comic, from the story, and i feel the joke falls kinda flat.”
Come on, there’s just as much sexual innuendo in your average Bugs Bunny episode as in this strip.
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I’d also have to say that I don’t see “future leg humping” here, given the final panel where he’s going over his mistakes. He was just trying out the line/pose on a friend to see what reaction it would get, not serious about it.
I’m a bit disappointed that he has started talking. I can deal with him understanding English and us as readers understanding his thoughts, but… Well, yeah, if he’s standing on his hind legs he’s already going anthro, isn’t he. My personal preference would be that he’s only a “person” to the girl — that to any adult and most kids (most of the time?) he’s straight raccoon, which is quite cute enough — but it’s not my strip; I can see this working too, so run with it as you see fit.
(Just to indicate where I’m coming from: I liked Garfield a heck of a lot better in the first year or so when he was still a cat — though one with strange tastes and surprisingly good dexterity.)
Woo will always remain a raccoon in his heart, just one who can talk and walk on two legs. He will certainly behave more like a real animal than almost all other animals in popular “funny animals” strips like Garfield, Peanuts, Get Fuzzy, etc. However, it has been my plan from the very first concept that Woo is able to talk with Sandra. I don’t think that most strips in my strip idea document would work if Woo could only “use” thought bubbles like Garfield instead of speaking directly to her.
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I never liked Garfield for that very reason that no one could talk to him, … well that, and the fact he wasn’t funny. So this will probably be much funnier.
Personally I wouldn’t be so much shocked if my dog talked, as I would be more worried for her. As a Mr. Morticgi once told me,” If your able to talk and walk straight, your plenty able to work and help pay the rent”. So for her sake lets hope she stays a quadruped, otherwise we’d work her like( for a lack of a better word) a DOG.
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Qat: Personally, my favorite Garfield strips were the mid- to early ones, when the characters were still evolving. Or, rather, back when Jim Davis was still willing to experiment. I remember reading once that he had started playing it safe after a rash of hate mail from some misguided fans. Lord above, there isn’t a ring in Hell bad enough for what those misbegotten *Censored*s set in motion. The reason stuff like “Garfield minus Garfield” actually works is because Garfield, the REAL Garfield whom I grew up with, is as dead as Mother Teresa. What we have now is as lifeless as a poorly done taxidermy. ¡_¡
…sorry. Remembering the old G-cat reminds me of what “fan wangst” can do to a good thing, which in turn makes me go “Hulk Smash!” all over again. Old wounds run deep, you know? Anyway, Woo seems to have a nice balance of Hot and Cute going for him, so once he gets his pickup lines fixed, he should be good to go. -_^
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There’s another “D’oh” that Woo isn’t thinking of (possibly because he’s not a good judge of it): her age/maturity. Sandra appears not to be old enough to take serious interest in boys.
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I love the jumping house on the second panel.
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this is a topic that i always discussed with my cousin. if my dog suddenly spoke, the only thing that i would do is go to bed and sleep.
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If my cat or dog started talking, my reaction would be, “Apparently, when you mix cough syrup with yodels… you get acid.”